Nov 14, 2025 Board of Directors Special Meeting Agenda

[1. Invocation / Pledge of Allegiance;]

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>> IT IS 4:00, NOVEMBER 14TH, 2025. WE CALL TO ORDER THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS SPECIAL MEETING.

START OFF WITH INVOCATION. JOIN ME IN WELCOMING REVEREND WHEN --

PAROCHIAL . SORRY. >> PAROCHIAL VICAR .

>> I TOTALLY MESSED THAT UP . I AM METHODIST. I APOLOGIZE. TO SAINT ANTHONY CATHOLIC CHURCH , WHICH IS RIGHT BY MY HOME. IN THE WOODLANDS. BORN AND RAISED IN HOUSTON. SOUTHERN VIETNAMESE REFUGEES WHO FLED THE HOMELAND FOLLOWING THE VIETNAM WAR.

ORDAINED INTO PRIESTHOOD IN JUNE 2024 AND SERVES OUR COMMUNITY WITH GRACE AND DEVOTION AS THE ASSISTANT PRIEST OF SAINT ANTHONY . HIS JOURNEY REFLECTS A DEEP COMMITMENT TO FAITH, FAMILY, AND SERVICE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WELCOME, WELCOME.

PLEASE. ABSOLUTELY. PLEASE REMAIN AS YOU ARE FOR THE

PRAYER. >> IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT'S, AMEN. LET US PRAY. GOD OF ALL NATIONS, FATHER OF THE HUMAN FAMILY, WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR THE FREEDOM WE EXERCISE AND THE MANY BLESSINGS OF DEMOCRACY WE ENJOY IN THESE UNITED DATES OF AMERICA. WE ASK FOR YOUR PROTECTION AND GUIDANCE FOR ALL WHO DEVOTE THEMSELVES TO THE COMMON GOOD. WORKING FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE AT HOME AND AROUND THE WORLD. WE LIFT UP ALL OUR DULY ELECTED LEADERS AND PUBLIC SERVANTS , THOSE WHO WILL SERVICE AS PRESIDENTS, LEGISLATORS, AND JUDGES. THOSE IN MILITARY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.

HEAL US FROM OUR DIFFERENCES AND UNITE US WITH A COMMON PURPOSE, DEDICATION, AND COMMITMENT TO ACHIEVE LEADERS LIBERTY AND JUSTICE IN THE YEARS AHEAD FOR ALL PEOPLE AND ESPECIALLY THOSE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR MIDST. WE ASK THIS THROUGH CHRIST OUR LORD, AMEN. MAY ALMIGHTY GOD BLESS YOU AND THIS ORGANIZATION , THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT. AMEN.

>> THINK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I HAVE SEEN SO MUCH AND I LIVE RIGHT THERE AND I SEE ALL THE LINES FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD BANK THAT YOU GUYS PARTNER WITH. JUST A GREAT NEIGHBOR TO HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU AND ALL YOUR MEMBERS.

>> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT . JOIN ME IN PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY DIRECTOR RICHARD FRANKS .

>> JOIN ME, PLEASE. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

[2. Call meeting to order;]

>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR FRANKS. IT IS 4:04. I DECLARE THE COURT STATE LAW NOTICE MEETING WAS PUSHED DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING INSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP AT THIS OFFICE . DETERMINATION OF THE QUORUM, STATE LAW REQUIRES AT LEAST FOUR MEMBERS BE IN ATTENDANCE TO ESTABLISH QUORUM FOR CONDUCTING BUSINESS. I ASK EAST -- EACH BOARD MEMBER AS I

CALL ROLL. >>

>> BY THE ROLLCALL, SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF MEMBERS ARE PRESENT

[3. Receive, consider and act upon adoption of the meeting agenda;]

>> SECOND. >> MOVED BY DIRECTOR FRANKS.

SECOND BY DIRECTOR HEISER. MOTION CARRIES . I DO NOT SEE ARTHUR HERE OR ANY OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS. SO WE ARE MOVING ON

[5. Public comment;]

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BACK. >> ASK. YES. YOU HAVE SEEN ME BEFORE, ALL OF YOU. BACK AGAIN. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY -- THE WOODLANDS PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY, WHICH NOW IS A NONPROFIT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AS YOU KNOW, OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE, SUPPORT, DEVELOP THE PERFORMING ARTS GROUPS . WE HAVE MANY IN THE WOODLANDS THAT ARE FABULOUS, FABULOUS RESOURCES TO ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY. THAT IS OUR MISSION. BUT IN THE THREE BRIEF MINUTES I HAVE, I'M GOING TO INVITE YOU TO CONSIDER TWO POSSIBILITIES WITH US. OKAY? AS YOU CONSIDER THE BUILDING -- POTENTIAL BUILDING A PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. FIRST, WE HAVE BEEN TAKING THE LEAD IN RESEARCHING THE POSSIBILITY OF THE WOODLANDS BECOMING A CULTURAL DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS . THIS IS IN YOUR FOLDER IF YOU HAVE IT. I'M NOT GOING TO ASK YOU TO READ IT ALL NOW, BUT IT'S A VERY EXCITING THING THAT COULD HELP US EXPAND ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF THE WOODLANDS WITH OUR CULTURAL

RESOURCES THAT WE ALREADY HAVE . >> MAKE SURE HE GETS A COPY OF

THIS TOO. >> EVERYBODY HAS THIS? YEAH.

YEAH. >> RAISE YOUR HAND.

>> SO THERE IS ONE PARAGRAPH I WILL ASK YOU TO READ WITH ME , WHICH IS HELPFUL. ON THE SECOND PAGE, GOALS OF CULTURAL DISTRICTS. RECOGNIZES THAT A THRIVING CREATIVE SECTOR IS A POWERFUL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSET. CULTURAL DISTRICT DESIGNATION IS A STRATEGY THAT HELPS THE COMMUNITY BOOST THEIR ECONOMIES WHILE REALIZING OTHER CULTURAL AND CIVIC BENEFITS. THE OUTCOMES OF CULTURAL DISTRICTS EXTEND BEYOND -- ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. AND THEN THEY GO THROUGH SEVERAL GOALS. ONE OF THE THINGS WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE HAPPEN IN THE WOODLANDS WITH SOME OF THE FUNDING THAT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE TEXAS COMMISSION IS A JAZZ CRAWL IN THE WOODLANDS. WOULDN'T THAT BE COOL? HAVE 30 TO 40 DIFFERENT VENUES WITH VARIETIES OF JAZZ STYLES OF MUSIC WOULD BE JUST VERY EXCITING TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT THERE'S OTHER THINGS WE COULD DO. AND THIS PUTS US MORE ON THE MAP. YOU GUYS ARE ALREADY THERE. YOU SEE THE VALUE OF THE PERFORMING ARTS FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND YOU SEE THE DIRECT BENEFIT IN TAX REVENUES. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU TO CONSIDER MAY BE PUT ON YOUR AGENDA FOR FUTURE CONVERSATION PARTNERING WITH THE PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY TO PROCEED WITH A PROPOSAL FOR THE WOODLANDS TO BECOME A CULTURAL DISTRICT . IT CAN TAKE 2 TO 3 TIMES GETTING REJECTED BEFORE SUCCEED, BUT WE LEARN EACH TIME IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD.

ANYWAY, THAT IS THE FIRST THING. SECONDLY, YOU HAVE A COUPLE SAMPLES IN HERE OF A COUPLE DIFFERENT PERFORMING ARTS CENTERS . ONE IS IN MY HOMETOWN OF EAU CLAIRE. I MENTIONED BEFORE THE PUBLIC CENTER. A 1200 SEAT THEATER IN A TOWN OF ABOUT 65,000 PEOPLE. AND IT IS SUCCEEDING PHENOMENALLY. THIS WILL LAYOUT TO USE SOME OF THE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THEY FUNCTION AND HOW THEY DO THEIR -- HOW THEY DO THIS THING AND IT HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR SEVEN YEARS NOW AND THEY ARE FULLY A SELF-SUPPORTING AT THIS POINT. ANOTHER ONE, WHICH IS A LITTLE CLOSER TO HOME IS WAGNER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER IN MIDLAND ODESSA . AND THAT IS THE IMAGE OF THIS ONE. THAT IS AN 1800 SEAT THEATER. ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS JUST TOLD US THIS LAST WEEK, YOU KNOW, THERE IS EVEN ONE IN KERRVILLE.

>> IT'S PRETTY EXCITING THAT THEY HAVE THAT. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO CONSIDER PERHAPS APPOINTING AN ADVISORY COUNCIL FROM THE COMMUNITY FROM THE WOODLANDS TO HELP YOU WITH THE RESEARCH ON THIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER MATTER BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE RESOURCES INFORMATION AT THEIR FINGERTIPS AND ARE WILLING TO DO SOME HARD WORK FOR YOU TO HELP GET THE RESEARCH DONE . YOU JUST DON'T HAVE TIME. YOU HAVE SOME THINGS ON YOUR PLATES. WE WOULD LOVE TO HELP YOU BY BEING PART OF AN

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THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, GARY. I APPRECIATE YOU. I PROMISE YOU WE ARE DOING DEEP DIVES. WE HAVE LOOKED AT A BUNCH OF CENTERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING THE BUDDY HOLLY CENTER IN TEXAS TECH WHICH IS INCREDIBLE FACILITY. BUT WE ARE BEING VERY THOROUGH ON THIS. THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST. IT IS NOT SOMETHING WE ARE TAKING LIGHTLY.

IT JUST TAKES A LITTLE TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOVING ON.

[ CONSENT AGENDA]

[7. Consider and act upon canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the Directors Election held on November 4, 2025, and the adoption of an Order in connection therewith (Refer to Supplemental Agenda);]

>> GOOD AFTERNOON . I WOULD LIKE TO REFER YOU TO YOUR ADDITIONAL MATERIALS FOLDER, WHICH CONTAINS ORDER NUMBER 018-25 CANVASSING RESULTS. ELECTION DAY WAS NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025. THE ELECTION WAS HELD FOR WOODLANDS POSITIONS FIVE, SIX, AND SEVEN. THE TOWNSHIP CONTRACTS WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND HARRIS COUNTY TO ADMINISTER ITS ELECTIONS. THE DEADLINE TO CANVAS IS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH, 2025. FINAL CANVAS REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM BOTH THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY ELECTIONS AND THE HARRIS COUNTY CLERK ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT. ORDER NUMBER 018-25 CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING RESULTS OF THE DIRECTORS ELECTION HAS BEEN PREPARED BY LEGAL COUNSEL AND IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD IN THEIR ADDITIONAL MATERIALS FOLDER. IN THE 2025 TOWNSHIP OF DIRECTORS ELECTION, 79,000 98 REGISTERED VOTERS CAST 14,883 VOTES. FOR THE ELECTION OF THREE DIRECTORS OF THE TOWNSHIP FOR THE FOLLOWING PERSONS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS IN THE NUMBERS INDICATED. POSITION FIVE , SHELLEY SEKULA-GIBBS. 9651 VOTES . POSITION SIX , ADAM LAMB . 6365 VOTES . ALAN, 1757 VOTES . PHILIP , 856 VOTES . MARIA HOMES. 4115 VOTES. AND FOR POSITION SEVEN, CINDY HEISER , 9784 VOTES . BASED ON THIS INFORMATION, THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN ELECTED TO SERVE ON THE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNTIL NOVEMBER 2027 OR UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS HAVE BEEN DULY ELECTED OR APPOINTED AND HAVE QUALIFIED. SHELLEY SEKULA-GIBBS, POSITION FIVE . ADAM LAMB, POSITION SIX. CINDY HEISER, POSITION SEVEN. EACH NEWLY ELECTED DIRECTOR WILL BE REQUIRED TO TAKE THE CONSTITUTIONAL OATH OF OFFICE AND POST FIDELITY BOND. THE NEWLY ELECTED DIRECTORS WILL BE SEATED AT THE TOWNSHIP FOR A MEETING SCHEDULED FOR 6:00 P.M.

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>> THANK YOU, LAURE. I CALL ON A MOTION AND SECOND ADOPTING THE ORDER CANVASSING RETURNS AND ACCEPTING THE RESULTS HOLD WITHIN THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025. DO I HAVE A

MOTION? >> SO MOVED

>> MOVED BY DIRECTOR FRANKS . SECOND BY DIRECTOR NELSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES CONGRATULATIONS, CINDY. CONGRATULATIONS SEKULA-GIBBS , AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW BOARD MEMBER, ADAM LAMB. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEXT BOARD.

EXCITING TIMES AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO. SO IT'S GOING TO BE FUN. WE DO NOT HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION, CORRECT? THANK YOU. BECAUSE I HAVE HAD A LONG WEEK. SO THERE IS NO ACTION

[10. Consideration of items to be placed on the agenda for next month's meeting;]

ANNOUNCEMENTS. DO I HAVE ANY? >> YES. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST AT A TIME THAT IS BENEFICIAL TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AS WELL AS VISIT THE WOODLANDS THAT WE DO BRING INFORMATION BACK TO THE BOARD AT-LARGE ABOUT THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. I THINK MR. HEATH IS NOT HERE TO HEAR THIS, BUT I THINK HE BRINGS UP A GOOD POINT. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE HAVE HAD INFORMATION ON THAT THAT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. SO I WOULD

LIKE TO HEAR IT. >> ABSOLUTELY. I WOULD LIKE FOR THE NEW BOARD TO BE SET. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS ARTIE POSTED FOR NEXT WEEK. THE EARLY DECEMBER 1. TO TALK ABOUT THE STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION WHAT OUR GOALS WERE. HERE IS WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT. HERE IS WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON. LET'S KEEP THOSE OUT IN FRONT OF US MOVING FORWARD. SO IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE COULD DO THAT. I KNOW, MONIQUE, YOU ARE PLANNING ON MEETING WITH ADAM TO GO THROUGH THAT KIND OF STUFF. BUT I THINK

THAT IS IMPORTANT. >> I SECOND YOUR MOTION IF YOU

WILL SECOND MINE. >> O, SECOND. SORRY. YES. SO YEAH. I THINK THAT IS GOOD. ANY OTHER ITEMS?

>> I ACTUALLY DO LIKE HIS IDEA ABOUT AN ADVISORY BOARD. I THINK THAT IS A GREAT IDEA.

US SOME OF THEIR THOUGHTS. >> ALSO, I THINK THEY LISTED A GREAT NUMBER OF CITIES THAT HAVE THESE CULTURAL ART DISTRICTS , AND I THINK THAT IS WORTH UNDERSTANDING BETTER TOO. MY QUESTION IS, HOW MUCH WORK IS IT FOR THE STAFF ? WHAT IS THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT? WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES? I GUESS I AM SPEAKING TO YOU . IS IT VALUABLE TO DO IT ?

>> THAT IS PROBABLY A VISIT THE WOODLANDS AGENDA ITEM.

>> WE ARE STRAYING PRETTY FAR. >> I'M ASKING FOR AN AGENDA

ITEM. I'M NOT STRAYING. >> I THINK THE AGENDA ITEM HAS

[11. Board announcements; and]

BEEN ASKED FOR AND SECONDED. >> MAKE SURE IT IS PART OF IT.

IF WE NEED A SECOND, MAKE IT A SECOND. IF NOT --

>> ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER AGENDA ITEMS. IF NOT, MOVING ON. ANY BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS. I WAS AT MY OFFICE THERE IN TOWN CENTER THE OTHER DAY AND DID A LITTLE WALK DURING THE DAY DOWN THE WATERWAY. AND I'M TALKING -- IT LOOKS LIKE CLARK GRISWOLD SHOWED UP IN THE WOODLANDS AND IT HAD NOT BEEN LIT YET. REALLY INCREDIBLE AND I CANNOT WAIT FOR NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT TO SEE . BUT IT IS SUBSTANTIALLY MORE. I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO GO AND CHECK IT OUT. IT IS EXCITING. I THINK A LOT ARE GOING TO BE ON THAT AND A LOT OF ATTENTION ON IT AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO HELP BOOST THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT AND HOPEFULLY BRING SOME VISITORS IN. WE'RE DOING A LITTLE CAMEO. WE'RE GOING TO GET HIGHLIGHTED ON CHANNEL 2. LITTLE PRE-MARKER . SO, ZOO LIGHTS, WATCH OUT. COMING FOR YOU. SO, YES. SECONDLY , I WANT TO TALK ABOUT STAFF . I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A LOT TO THE WOODLANDS LATELY AND SEEING A LOT OF NEW TREES PLANTED IN THE PRINCE OF COMMUNITIES. I TOOK SOME PICTURES TODAY. I MET TO SEND THEM TO YOU ALL. IT LOOKS REALLY, REALLY GOOD.

REFORESTATION. THIS BOARD HAS BEEN UNITED ON THAT. TO SEE IT REALLY HIT IN YOUR OWN COMMUNITY AND YOUR OWN PARKS AND YOU SEE IT MORE AND MORE, KUDOS TO STAFF, BECAUSE HOW MANY TREES HAVE WE PLANTED IN THE LAST THREE YEARS? 20,000 PLUS, JUST UNDER 20,000. THAT'S INCREDIBLE. WE'VE NEVER EVER HAD THAT KIND OF REFORESTATION EFFORT. WANT TO WRITE A BOOK ON REFORESTATION

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ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? >> I GUESS THE LIGHTING OF THE

-- >> LIGHTING OF THE DOVES. THE HALLMARK EVENT -- I THINK -- IT IS ON SATURDAY? I'M SORRY.

SATURDAY. MY BRAIN -- THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON. MARKET STREET IS DOING THEIR LIGHTING OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE ON THURSDAY NIGHT, WHICH IS ALSO A BIG DEAL. AND THE OPENING OF THE ICE RINK. GOT A NICE LITTLE PARTY HE IS THROWING FOR THE COMMUNITY. BUY YOUR TICKET. BUT THEY ARE OPENING THE ICE RINK AND THEN LIGHTING MARKET STREET IS ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND THEN SATURDAY NIGHT IS LIGHTING OF THE DOVES.

>> 3:00 TO 9:00. >> I HOPE ENERGY IS READY TO GO BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE ON SATURDAY NIGHT.

>> AND FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW -- AND I HOPE I'M NOT TRANSGRESSING ANYTHING AND GETTING OFF TOPIC, BUT SANTA CLAUS WILL BE THERE. YES, AND I THINK THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ALL THE LITTLE ONES TO KNOW. IT IS NOT JUST DOVES. A VERY IMPORTANT PERSONAGE WILL BE THERE.

>> ON A BOAT. >> ON THE WATERWAY. YES. SO COME

AND SEE. >> FINALLY WE HAVE A BOAT IN THE

WATERWAY. >> JUST ONE.

>> JUST ONE. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE IS NO OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS , I CALL A MOTION AND SECOND TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> MOVED BY

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